Director of Construction and Growth

4 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Industrious Full time
About the Company

Industrious is a leading provider of premium workplace-as-a-service solutions, offering high-rated workplaces to businesses of all sizes. Our mission is to create great days for teams by fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment. We believe that a great day at work starts with a team that values diversity, creativity, and innovation.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Director of Construction to lead our project management team and oversee the construction of commercial interior projects from conception to completion. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for ensuring that all projects meet quality, schedule, and budget goals. Your expertise in construction build methodologies, contract delivery methods, and project management will be essential in driving our business forward.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage overall financial performance of the project portfolio via project management team members
  • Ensure all openings are kept on schedule through oversight over design, permitting, and construction phases of all projects
  • Develop construction business strategies for significant and scalable growth, ensuring fiduciary, schedule, and quality standards are met consistently
  • Navigate constructability reviews, provide design or value engineering options, and develop risk mitigation or contingency plans
  • Oversight of all projects, including handoff from real estate department, scheduling, budget forecasting, and coordination of external resources with subcontractors, vendors, and consultants
  • Ensure project management team has all the tools to run efficiently in a fast-paced environment, including software programs, templates, systems, and standard operating procedures
  • Set and report on key OKR and KPIs for the project management team, leveraging project data to highlight and action on trends and opportunities
  • Own developing team and cross-functional initiatives and strategy that reinforce business objectives
  • Source and manage national partners and vendors from bulk buy materials to General Contractors
  • Interact regularly with Head of Construction and company executives to ensure objectives and key results are being met
  • Ownership of key cross-functional relationships (both internal and external) with the ability to strongly collaborate with cross-department stakeholders and drive outcomes
  • Responsible for tracking performance, training, coaching, and motivating direct reports
  • Work closely with real estate department by managing risks and tradeoffs to the deal and company during negotiations, lease reviews, and budgeting exercises
  • Negotiating, reviewing, and approving contracts related to lease review, vendor contracts, and systems/tools
Requirements
  • At least 15 years of project managing commercial interior, retail, or hospitality construction projects, from initial programming through construction completion
  • Sr. Project Manager or Contract Executive titles for at least 10 years at a General Contractor firm, on the owner's side for high growth TI-fit out
  • Director title for at least 2 years
  • Has managed a portfolio of projects greater than 20 projects active at one time and above $100M in capex total
  • At least 3 years managing a team of 3 or more project managers
  • Proven track record of bringing construction projects in on time and within budget
  • Proven ability to hire, lead, and inspire direct reports to deliver exceptional results, ideally including some remote management experience
  • Highly effective communicator and presenter, extremely organized and highly reliable
  • Expert experience in negotiating and reviewing vendor contracts (AoR, GC, etc.) as well as lease agreements with Landlord partners
  • Expert knowledge of design and construction methods and MEP systems
  • Significant experience in cost estimation and negotiating, creating bid packages, contract awards, and cost reports
  • Highly proficient in estimating, scheduling, quality control, progress reports, progress billing, design review and coordination, cost reporting, and proposal preparation
Qualities
  • Exhibits a complete understanding of various contract delivery models, including Design Build, Design Assist, Guaranteed Maximum Price, Cost Plus Fee, and Lump Sum
  • Demonstrates ability to work within lean construction methodologies, including target value design, pull plan scheduling, integrated product delivery models, and continuous improvement
  • Provide risk management expertise to ensure all contractual obligations are diligently reviewed and met
  • Expert effective communication skills, ranging from providing presentations to executives, motivating direct reports, and onsite field presence
  • Ability to organize, plan, and manage multiple objectives to accomplish desired results while tackling challenges head-on
  • Ability to make sound, objective decisions under tight deadlines
  • Expert ability to multitask, working with high-level direction and minimal supervision
  • Strong technical aptitude and analytical skill
  • Team-oriented and able to lead productive, multi-discipline meetings
  • Strong builder of culture, experienced mentor/coach, and motivator for direct reports
  • Act in a manner of integrity that shows support for the company, its values, and the employees, while maintaining constant focus on meeting/exceeding requirements and expectations
Compensation

The annual base compensation range for this role is between $160,000 and $200,000. The successful candidate's actual base compensation will be based upon a variety of factors, including but not limited to work experience, job-related knowledge, skills, and professional qualifications. You will also be eligible for an annual bonus calculated based on individual and company performance. Base and bonus compensation are just two components of Industrious' total compensation package that may be available to employees. Other great employee perks and benefits include heavily subsidized healthcare plans, generous paid time off, company stock options, wellness programs, professional development grants, 401k plan, and many other benefits, subject to applicable eligibility criteria and company policies.

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